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100MB-150MB ramhack

This is a quick blurb that will make a lot of people happy. Remember the ramhack for the G1? Well, the Nexus One only has 218MB memory available to Linux, despite having a whopping 512MB total. Even the Motorola Droid, with 256MB total, has more RAM available to Linux! I asked about this, and romainguy explained on the Android IRC channel:
<coolbho3k> How can the Droid have 256MB of RAM but 230+MB memfree, while the Nexus has 512MB RAM but only 218MB memfree?
<@romainguy_> there's a limitation in the kernel
<@romainguy_> next update should give you 100 or 150 MB back
<coolbho3k> Very nice!!!
<@romainguy_> swetland can tell you more
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There we go. A "memhack" kernel update in the next Nexus One OTA should give us an additional 100-150MB RAM. Who wants to try to compile a kernel that does this now?

Did u ask him when the next update is coming out.

is that an official IRC channel? with people that actually work on it or what?

niiiick said:
is that an official IRC channel? with people that actually work on it or what?
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Yes it is, and Romain Guy works for Google.

I wondered what happened to all that memory! I still don't understand why 2 1 is taking so much.

Wonder if that will correct the slight and infrequent animation studdering people sometimes see when moving between home screens and scrolling.

That is awesome, I was so happy to have 512 mb RAM it sucks to hear they dont use half of it, glad to hear they plan to fix that. So this thing is going to be even smoother? Also, we are talking about an official ota from google correct? I wonder why they released it with the limitation...

DMaverick50 said:
so we are talking about an official ota from google? I wonder why they released it with the limitation...
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This is a limitation of the 2.6.29 kernel.
The 2.6.32 kernel fixes this issue, but I guess they haven't worked out all the bugs yet.

dwang said:
This is a limitation of the 2.6.29 kernel.
The 2.6.32 kernel fixes this issue, but I guess they haven't worked out all the bugs yet.
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That explains why Cyanogen thought 2.6.32 flew compared to 2.6.29...

coolbho3000 said:
This is a quick blurb that will make a lot of people happy. Remember the ramhack for the G1? Well, the Nexus One only has 218MB memory available to Linux, despite having a whopping 512MB total. Even the Motorola Droid, with 256MB total, has more RAM available to Linux! I asked about this, and romainguy explained on the Android IRC channel:
There we go. A "memhack" kernel update in the next Nexus One OTA should give us an additional 100-150MB RAM. Who wants to try to compile a kernel that does this now?
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Is this like the PS3 where, at launch, they reserved more ram for its OS. Then they released more back to apps (games) with firmware updates Anyway, good news to everyone!

Is this the correct chat room?
http://irc2go.com/pjirc/?net=freenode&room=android

So is there an eta of this official patch from google?

well, what we do want the RAM for, yah for the OS than APPS but whats the deference between the OS and APPs ? well it is complicated as every APP will be running inside a VM made and managed by the OS
What I think : it doesn't matter, we want a good working OS that's fast and nice not free RAM ,that's just there not to be used for any good. If they at Google change it let them do that!

more RAM = less often apps have to be killed to make space for newly launched apps = less processing killing those apps and also more apps stored on memory for quick on-demand launch.

Paul22000 said:
Is this the correct chat room?
http://irc2go.com/pjirc/?net=freenode&room=android
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yes that is it.
Romain_Guy told me there is no ETA for the update but it is going to be included in the next update, whenever that may be. Hopefully not too long !

hope they fix a few other things aswell, i love the phone but there are a few aggravating software issues.

bump for awareness man..
so looking forward to the next patch

Another awareness bump.

Namuna said:
Another awareness bump.
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Really?
It's a pasted irc log, not breast cancer; people don't need to be aware of it.

jsoverson said:
Really?
It's a pasted irc log, not breast cancer; people don't need to be aware of it.
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agreed. How is anyone going to be affected by knowing this?

Xperia update available in uk

Guys,
The latest update for the Xperia X2 is available via SEUS. It's build R3AA035.
Installed it today and it looks very decent.
Jim

any screenshots? new features?

Sorry but it's your first post in 6 years......uhmmmm, update it's not available in SEUS now and, you dont have screenshots or can't comment new features of update?

no update are available

macr59 said:
Guys,
The latest update for the Xperia X2 is available via SEUS. It's build R3AA035.
Installed it today and it looks very decent.
Jim
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really... i don't think so....

ill test this in about an hour

It would be great if the update is out but am wondering is its the MR1 ther person is talking about instead of MR2

wow. even if the update was out. more mind blowing thing is this guy is a member since 2004 and this is his first post.

no update, just checked

No update for Sweden either, mind you today was a holiday here as well.

I think the update will be announced here when available:
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/

No update showing up on my end.

The reason I have never posted is because I never had anything of interest to contribute to the Forum.
And being debunked just because of that is not very nice. Here are some screenshots......

macr59 said:
The reason I have never posted is because I never had anything of interest to contribute to the Forum.
And being debunked just because of that is not very nice. Here are some screenshots......
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thanks for the info, more screenshots please?

Here are some more screenshots as requested. If you require any particular screenshot, just let me know.

thanks a lot, in your opinion, is the device faster and stable than before? I see a new HTC type panel too?

I had a lot of problems when I first ran it. I installed SPB Mobile shell 3.5 and Mobile Sense 3.5 and the phone was very, very unstable.
After 3 rebuilds I ended up just putting on Mobile Sense, and the phone is very stable now.
Everything seems to load much faster and smoother than the previous version. But as for "Stability", will have to see over the next few days how much improvement has been made.

macr59 said:
I had a lot of problems when I first ran it. I installed SPB Mobile shell 3.5 and Mobile Sense 3.5 and the phone was very, very unstable.
After 3 rebuilds I ended up just putting on Mobile Sense, and the phone is very stable now.
Everything seems to load much faster and smoother than the previous version. But as for "Stability", will have to see over the next few days how much improvement has been main.
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thanks again for the info, the firmware hasn't come out yet for me generic_sg but it's just a matter of time, keep us posted for any issues.

macr59 said:
I had a lot of problems when I first ran it. I installed SPB Mobile shell 3.5 and Mobile Sense 3.5 and the phone was very, very unstable.
After 3 rebuilds I ended up just putting on Mobile Sense, and the phone is very stable now.
Everything seems to load much faster and smoother than the previous version. But as for "Stability", will have to see over the next few days how much improvement has been made.
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Hey macr59, may I know the link to the HTC Sense Panel that you have in your screenshot, the 3rd one, please? Thanks
EDIT: Got the Mobile Sense now. Will try and install. Thanks

Can you confirm if the bugs have been fixed? Mainly the notifiations and the keyboard lag?
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MIUI Officially released for the SGSII

http://www.facebook.com/miuiromchina
http://miuiandroid.com/roms/miui-development-roms/
Downloading now!

What is so special about it ? Is it better than Cyanogen, Darky or CriskeloROM which I want to install ?
Tnx

so is this miui suppose to have no bugs at all i expect or ?? like all other miui something is missing video codecs, players, wifi, data or something something.. so whats good about this?? please specify so i can use it if its 100% otherwise id stick to original android.

omg awesome

Try it. You will be blown away. Videos On youtube do it no justice.
Latest version, and official ROM is so good. Why don't you guys try it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-9T44Bt7M

Shouldn't this be in the general forum if you're not actually developing it?

Yeah Im just posting the news. Never been to the general forum part sorry and I didnt know.
Just wanted to fill people in!
So yes it should be moved to the SGS2 General forum

The link to the ROM you posted was from July 9th...
Anyways, moving this to General.

The link is to the miuiandroid build, from the 21st, and that is not official?? I don't believe they are releasing the official until another 2 hours or so?
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I will try this great ROM.

djbill2005 said:
I will try this great ROM.
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You'll have to wait 15mins for the official version... The one in this thread is not it and an old version
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Sorry but what's so special about this MIUI then, is it better than Stock ROM's?
why choose it over standard Android?

THUDUK said:
Sorry but what's so special about this MIUI then, is it better than Stock ROM's?
why choose it over standard Android?
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It provides a totally different experience, visually...
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where is v1.10.28 link ???
pleaseeee

THUDUK said:
Sorry but what's so special about this MIUI then, is it better than Stock ROM's?
why choose it over standard Android?
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I used to wonder the same myself. To me it just looked like Android with an iPhone interface.
However I tried it and found things like...
toggles in the notification screen (configurable)
battery stats that go into a LOT of detail (configurable)
full skinning that allows you to mix and match theme elements on the fly (configurable)
built in call/sms firewall (configurable)
built in application security w/password (configurable)
They're just off the top of my head. There's so much more that it does above and beyond regular Android. Other than the configurable toggles in the notification screen (swipe left/right from notifications to get to a full screen of toggles) I've not seen anything that you can't do with apps, but it's all there and all works together.
Also, in my opinion it has the best browser available for Android.
There's more, but I guess you're getting that it's very configurable

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where is v1.10.28 link ???
pleaseeee
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http://www.miui.com/development.html
this is the link to the download. but MIUI said on their fb they are uploading one by one and as of now the rom for s2 is still not up... =) fortunately i know a bit of chinese.

its been there since coupla weeks if am not wrong. and yeah they have weekly releases.
as far the MIUI port and builds out for SGS2 , I have tried a few and the general thing is battery life is not as good as sammy ROMs, battery stats are totally wrong (its a known issue). FM and Bluetooth work now.

netcitizen said:
its been there since coupla weeks if am not wrong. and yeah they have weekly releases.
as far the MIUI port and builds out for SGS2 , I have tried a few and the general thing is battery life is not as good as sammy ROMs, battery stats are totally wrong (its a known issue). FM and Bluetooth work now.
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You just got thanked! (accidentally)
The official rom is being released as we speak on the Chinese miui website... But that's in Chinese so we will all have to wait a day or 2 until miuiandroid translate it into english... But yes this is official support, and hopefully fixes alot compared to the .21 release...
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The webiste is showing the S2 development rom for download. Only problem is, it doesnt give any info on installing this rom!
Does it have to be flashed via Odin?
ZIP placed on SD and Installed via CWM?
Do we Wipe any of the cache's?
Is data stored or everything deleted?
Anybody got the answer to these questions?

netcitizen said:
its been there since coupla weeks if am not wrong. and yeah they have weekly releases.
as far the MIUI port and builds out for SGS2 , I have tried a few and the general thing is battery life is not as good as sammy ROMs, battery stats are totally wrong (its a known issue). FM and Bluetooth work now.
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This alone puts me off straight away

Are we getting Android 10?

I've looked it up online but couldn't find any solid answers, I'm currently on MIUI 11 but on Android 9
It's global version tho, as far as I heard 9t pro got Android 10 based miui11

Yes, youll get it, theres already the beta out for it

IEATMILKA said:
Yes, youll get it, theres already the beta out for it
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Thanks for your quick answer, how can I try the beta?

Youll need to unlock your bootloader, flash twrp and flash xiaomi.eu rom, if you want other languages than chinese and english
All your data will be lost tho, so Ill advise to make a backup

IEATMILKA said:
Yes, youll get it, theres already the beta out for it
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Waiting for official release is easier choice here I guess, when do you think we'll get the official q based release?

Conixcit said:
Waiting for official release is easier choice here I guess, when do you think we'll get the official q based release?
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I don't think we will receive it this year.
Beta version is really good, but still have some bugs that will take some time to get solved

sauliiin said:
I don't think we will receive it this year.
Beta version is really good, but still have some bugs that will take some time to get solved
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Mind if I ask, what's the difference between miui11 that based on Android 9 and 10
Since this isn't stock Android we are using, should I expect something major?

Conixcit said:
Mind if I ask, what's the difference between miui11 that based on Android 9 and 10
Since this isn't stock Android we are using, should I expect something major?
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Not really. I have been using the beta for a few weeks (it's very much useable as a daily driver) and it's... MIUI shrug. Feels a little smoother for me. But all the big changes 10 brought, well, not much left of them. The Gesture Nav is there but I don't use it because I'm just too used to my three buttons. Dark Mode is there but it's not very mature IMHO since it also 'colors' websites for me and makes the notification bar invisible on certain occassions.
In short, I'm not sure if I could tell the difference immediately if you gave me a 9T with 9 and one with 10. So nothing to be nervous about - it'll come when it comes.

dancress said:
Not really. I have been using the beta for a few weeks (it's very much useable as a daily driver) and it's... MIUI shrug. Feels a little smoother for me. But all the big changes 10 brought, well, not much left of them. The Gesture Nav is there but I don't use it because I'm just too used to my three buttons. Dark Mode is there but it's not very mature IMHO since it also 'colors' websites for me and makes the notification bar invisible on certain occassions.
In short, I'm not sure if I could tell the difference immediately if you gave me a 9T with 9 and one with 10. So nothing to be nervous about - it'll come when it comes.
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So nothing to be hyped about, thanks.

Why am I not getting android 10 on my mi 9t still..?
Though its global version

Ariyan1799 said:
Though its global version
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I suffer the same fate.
Global version is always the last one to get updates, sigh.
It's ironic really.

Yeah, from what I've seen they usually update China version first, then EU version, then finally global

General NP1 OS update 1.1.5 is out

Just a heads up have any of you received NP1 OS update 1.1.5?
If so have you the European or Global device and which country are you in?

Patch notes?

UserNamist said:
Patch notes?
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1.1.5 Patchnotes:
Indian users covered by Reliance JIO can now access 5G.
Fixed some network issues.
Update Size: 22.20MB
Currently only released as a Global Incremental ZIP
No Global Full or European ZIPs available yet

Hopefully we get a full zip for EEA this time

Update is 22mb ? Is it a joke ?
Disappointed by this brand. Hype is gone.

Giblet-dono said:
1.1.5 Patchnotes:
Indian users covered by Reliance JIO can now access 5G.
Fixed some network issues.
Update Size: 22.20MB
Currently only released as a Global Incremental ZIP
No Global Full or European ZIPs available yet
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OK thanks for the feedback

luminouche said:
Update is 22mb ? Is it a joke ?
Disappointed by this brand. Hype is gone.
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Its more like a hotfix for specific issues. Which is actually a nice move if you ask me.
Im not satisfied with the update policy of nothing too (mainly because you cant downgrade and they dont release full zips) but the phone is working great. It looks and feels like a flagship has nearly stock android with good additions and performance is very good. For under 500€. That simply awesome if you ask me.

For nearly 500 €, it's the minimum to receive bug correction.
I'm still waiting for a better brightness. 700 nits is ridiculous. Why ? Due to battery consumption ?
Always on drain is heavy too, so i disabled it.
The community around NP1 is poor/little. Looks like nobody bought the phone. The sales are probably below expectations.
Looks like there will not be NP2 phone after this "commercial fail".

Giblet-dono said:
1.1.5 Patchnotes:
Indian users covered by Reliance JIO can now access 5G.
Fixed some network issues.
Update Size: 22.20MB
Currently only released as a Global Incremental ZIP
No Global Full or European ZIPs available yet
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Do you have a link to the global ZIP?

since 1.1.4 games are stucked on 60hz, but back on 1.1.3, 120hz is working perfectly, idk why but i think this issue is not being taken care of seriously

kenn03 said:
since 1.1.4 games are stucked on 60hz, but back on 1.1.3, 120hz is working perfectly, idk why but i think this issue is not being taken care of seriously
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Not for me

luminouche said:
Update is 22mb ? Is it a joke ?
Disappointed by this brand. Hype is gone.
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Most other brands updates are same size, first Android phone ever?

lexcyn said:
Do you have a link to the global ZIP?
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https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/97d10eb70f173b7ce5a223a8d1f6d6fd42cfed5c.zip

lexcyn said:
Do you have a link to the global ZIP?
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ayed78 said:
https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/97d10eb70f173b7ce5a223a8d1f6d6fd42cfed5c.zip
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Yeap, I have the same URL

luminouche said:
Update is 22mb ? Is it a joke ?
Disappointed by this brand. Hype is gone.
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The hype was before we know the specs. Than it was bad and now its a joke, like you said.

Pho3nX said:
It's your selfish feeling....
Device is only out the 17 June and there already a Custom Rom (Paranoid Android) and there already had a lot of update with a significal changelog.
The sales are actually excellent, expecialy on India.
The only fail is your "hater/bored" feeling and "Nothing" can do anything for that
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Not to be a hater but it seems like too few programmers working Nothing Phone in staff.
Also price is lackluster vs what we could have gotten.
Other then the lights on the back i don't have complaints about how the device works.
Lights should have been an option to not have at all to shave some off the costs.

No full update package again ?

bariz143 said:
No full update package again ?
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currently not

<Moderator Edit>: Quoted post deleted.
Insulting someone is the worst argument you can give.
I like the Nothing Phone a lot but that does not make me a Fanboy or anything like that. I can talk about the downsides of a product without hating it and i can like a device overall and not be a fanboy.
The NP1 is a solid device which has flaws like any other device. The sales are objectively very good for a new company.
We can talk about the pros and cons but so far you brought nothing to the table.

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Hey guys is there any method possible that not even the most unique man can get. Is it possible to root the lg k12 prime/lg x6/ LG Q60 and to bypass the carrier and get it into fastboot mode. Would mean the world to me thank you